The national park "el Picacho" offers an impressive view of the capital city Tegucigalpa to the visitors.It is the ideal place to take pictures of the city and to relax. Where ever you be in Tegucigalpa, “El Christo Picacho” can be seen. In the national park, there is a zoo with native species of Honduras.This park was opened on the 2nd of August 1946.(more pictures see post-entry 23. August 2011)

Santa Lucía (in English the holy Lucia) is one of the oldest communities of Honduras. Its first settlers baptized this place with the name "Surcagua", in Spanish "place of the frogs" There is information of Santa Lucia which goes back to the year 1500.With a height of approximately 1'500 meter above sea level, Santa Lucía has a fabulous climate.Santa Lucía is constructed in the mountains where the minerals were found.

Valle de Angeles (in English: Valley of the Angels) is located 22 kilometers from Tegucigalpa. The region was an important mining town in the history of Honduras, with enclaves such as Las Animas and El Socorro, which produced gold, silver, copper, tin, lead and zinc.Tourist attractions are colonial architecture and farming, hiking trails, caving, ethnic crafts, contemporary art, ecotourism and its rainforest climate. In Valle de angeles you can enjoy the famous pupusas, "carne asada" (roasted meat) and delicious Honduran-style corn (corn with butter and cheese), but increasingly there are new restaurants to suit all tastes and palates. This town is visited by many tourists who enjoy the beautiful scenery. The road is completely paved from Tegucigalpa.

The Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School generally know as El Zamorano is a private, coeducational university. El Zamorano's main focus is agricultural and there are four different programs to choose from in the school. Zamorano is an international university that offers young people from different places and origins the opportunity to become professionals - disciplined and successful leaders - committed to the responsible management of natural resources, rural development and global competitiveness. Under the motto of Learning-by-Doing, Zamorano has positioned itself as the only institution on a regional level capable of providing a university formation that combines theory, practice, character formation and leadership.

The university is located on a large campus of great natural beauty, colorful gardens and quite singular architecture. The entire property lies on some 70 km², including natural forests and two micro basins, large productive areas, many places for recreation and various buildings. There are green areas, paths and lagoons harboring numerous wild species that have found natural shelter on the Zamorano campus. The campus is home to more than 1000 resident students on the campus eleven months of every year. An area of 200,000 m² is set aside for student dorms.

La Tigra National Park is close to the capital of Honduras. Its boundaries are a mere 14km from Tegucigalpa. La Tigra was initially established as a reserve in 1952 and then became Honduras’ very first national park in 1980. The park's boundary covers an area of approximately 23,571 hectares, with parts of La Tigra reaching altitudes of 2270 meters. Prior to the land being declared a protected area under Honduran law, large areas were deforested. The mining company in the area constructed a road through the cloud forest in order to connect Tegucigalpa and La Rosario. They cut down precious primary cloud forest trees for use in the mines. Despite the deforestation, La Tigra National Park still has an abundance of excellent features well worth exploring.

The high altitude of the park means that it is home to many areas of cloud forest, which is an ideal environment for oak trees to thrive. Cloud forests are forested areas covering mountaintops and contain an array of plant life, including lianas, vines, bromeliads, mosses and ferns.

In addition to being so close to a major city one of the main reasons for La Tigra’s popularity is because of its extensive and well-marked trail system, making the area readily accessible to visitors. The paths range in difficulty, with some paths being comfortable enough for families to walk with children, and then others for the more adventurous hiking explorer. La Tigra has six main trails and all of these can be managed without a guide, as long as visitors stick to the marked paths. La Cascada trail is 9.5km long and crosses from one entrance of the park to the other. On this route visitors can also enjoy a waterfall.